several others ended up in local hospitals. >>> bay area man was among three people that died in butte county. he was swept downstream after the sand bar he was standing on gave way. also on saturday a 53-year-old man and his two-year-old child drowned in a pond outside of bigs. the child fell out of an inflatable raft. the father jumped in to save him. rescuers pulled the two out of the water but they did not survive. >>> eight people were forced out of their home after a two alarm fire at an apartment complex. it started just before 2:30 yesterday afternoon at the village green apartments. fire officials says unit that was destroyed suffered major damage. several other apartments had smoke damage but fortunately no one was hurt. the cause of the fire still under investigation. >>> a 21-year-old woman died after her car plunged 50 feet down a ravine in pleasanton and the california highway patrol is looking for answers as to how it all happened. it happened about 7:45 yesterday morning at the sunol boulevard off ramp. chp says leslie veered off the freeway crashing into thely seen. fl